Presets; Migrate Presets From Earlier Versions Of Photoshop (Cs6); Work With The Preset Manager - Adobe Photoshop CS6 User Manual

Presets

Migrate presets from earlier versions of Photoshop (CS6)

From an expert: Migrating presets into Photoshop CS6

Work with the Preset Manager

Migrate presets from earlier versions of Photoshop (CS6)
If you've created presets in Photoshop CS3 or later, you can migrate those presets into Photoshop CS6. The Migrate Presets command lets you
automatically move brushes, swatches, gradients, patterns, and more into Photoshop CS6.
1. Choose Edit > Presets > Migrate Presets.
2. Click Yes when prompted to import presets from Photoshop CS4 or Photoshop CS5.
3. Click OK.
Work with the Preset Manager
About the Preset Manager
The Preset Manager lets you manage the libraries of preset brushes, swatches, gradients, styles, patterns, contours, custom shapes, and preset
tools that come with Photoshop. For example, you can use the Preset Manager to change the current set of preset items or create new libraries.
After you load a library in the Preset Manager, you can access the library's items in locations such as the options bar, panels, dialog boxes, and
so on.
In general, when you change a preset, Photoshop prompts you to save the changes as a new preset so that both the original and changed preset
remain available.
Each type of library has its own file extension and default folder. Preset files are installed on your computer inside the Presets folder in the Adobe
Photoshop application folder.
To open the Preset Manager, choose Edit > Preset Manager (CS5) or Edit > Presets > Preset Manager (CS6). Choose an option from the Preset
Type menu to switch to a specific preset type.
You can adjust the configuration of presets by clicking the panel menu button and choosing a display mode from the top section of the menu:
Text Only Displays the name of each preset item.
Small Thumbnail or Large Thumbnail
Small List or Large List
Stroke Thumbnail Displays a sample brush stroke and brush thumbnail of each brush preset. (This option is available for brush presets only.)
To rearrange the list of items, drag an item up or down in the list.
Rearranging tool presets in the Preset Manager
Displays a thumbnail of each preset item.
Displays the name and thumbnail of each preset item.
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